# Leicestershire Live > Leicestershire news, events, and sports coverage with personalized content and alerts. (iPhone/iPad app by Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/leicestershire-live/id1323005457 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/360153141) - Category: News, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 25 App Store ratings · 64 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 114 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2017-12-16 - Data updated: 2026-08-31 - Monetization: subscription - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/leicestershire-live/id1323005457/reviews.md ## What is Leicestershire Live? Introducing Leicestershire Live: Your Ultimate Leicestershire Experience Welcome to Leicestershire Live, your go-to app for all things Leicestershire! Immerse yourself in a world of local news, entertainment, events, and more. Stay connected with the heart of the region and never miss a beat on what's happening in Leicestershire and beyond. With our user-friendly interface and comprehensive coverage, you'll have your finger on the pulse of the area like never before. What’s included? Stay Informed: Get the latest breaking news, compelling journalism and exclusive reporting at your fingertips. From the Senedd to traffic and travel updates, we've got you covered. Breaking News Alerts: Be the first to know about important news, updates and events with our real-time push notifications. From breaking news stories to traffic updates, we'll keep you informed and connected. Personalised Content: Customise your newsfeed based on your preferences and interests. Stay up-to-date with the topics you care about effortlessly. Live Sports Coverage: Never miss a moment of the action with our extensive coverage of our rugby and football teams. Get the latest team news, interviews, expert analysis and more. What's On: Plan your weekends with ease and stay up to date with Welsh culture, from the biggest gig announcements to the latest restaurant reviews. Interactive Features: Share articles with friends, leave comments, and participate in polls to voice your opinions. Save For Later: Save articles to read later, even when you're offline, so you can enjoy your news on the go, anytime. _____________________________ To unlock all features of the app, an active subscription is required. Subscribers benefit from unlimited access to our journalism, including premium analysis and opinion articles, listen to articles, unique puzzles and more. Subscribe to Leicestershire Live Premium The best way to get the most from this app is with Leicestershire Live Premium Ad-lite*, a cleaner and faster reading experience Daily puzzles: unlock crosswords, sudoku & more each day Bespoke special offers, rewards & competitions from our partners *Ad-lite indicates that you will be shown far fewer standard advertising display formats within the article pages that you read, selected articles may contain commercial messages/affiliate links where contractually required. To view our latest introductory offers, please check the app. Terms and Conditions https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Privacy Notice https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/privacy-notice/ ## Key features - Breaking news alerts - Personalized content feed - Live sports coverage - Event listings - Save articles for offline reading - Interactive features (comments, polls) ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly | $4.99 | per month | | Yearly | $49.99 | per year | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 64) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/leicestershire-live/id1323005457/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Now want you to pay a subscription for recycled news *2026-02-13* Now want users to pay a subscription for news they just lift off of social media pages without paying the person that originally posted it as well as majority of ‘articles’ just adverts they are getting paid for to push from online stores. Uninstalled. ### 1/5 — I’m not paying for this rubbish 😂 *2026-02-06, version 26.1.2* Seriously £5 per month 😂. Also if you don’t pay you can only read 10 very poorly written articles. It’s the same price as Netflix. What a joke. ### 1/5 — Premium *2026-02-01* Why is everyone trying to make money out of this before this update Leicester live was good now too many premium stories on app get rid of it , I know thing have to change but this is a step to far will be deleting this app from my phone unless you change it back to what it was before .!!!!!! ### 1/5 — A drive to premium ahead of news *2026-02-01* The forced introduction of PREMIUM makes this app and local news publication close to unreadable/unusable. Today 5 out of 6 news stories are locked unless you subscribe. Articles that were available yesterday and now locked away. I expect this will be the end of the local news app for me and many others ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-01-25, version 9.5.14* Absolutely garbage app only one or two new stories rest of them old one ### 1/5 — Constantly freezes *2025-10-01, version 9.5.7* Constantly freezes when trying to scroll down a story. ### 4/5 — Processor heavy *2025-08-04, version 9.5.5* By that I mean that it drains my phone battery and causes the phone to heat up to an uncomfortable level. No other app on my phone does that. I can watch live television, a film, listen to streaming music, whilst reading e-mails. Nothing gets the phone as hot as this app. It is even worse after the latest update (26/02/2020). I don’t know if the constant deluge of adverts, which keep repositioning content on the screen is the cause, but the app does not seem to reserve containers for content on the screen. It just resizes as the content comes in. That is most probably the way the back end is written. Apart from that, it is handy having local news and local traffic notifications come in. Comment update 03/11/2020 I’ve just removed a star. After several updates it is still sucking the life out of my battery. Even when in the background. The main reason I’ve dropped a star, is because now, when I tap on comments, it’s pot luck if I can see comments or just a blank screen. In fact just now I went to comment on a news item, I’d typed in around 40 words and the screen just disappeared. It went blank. White in fact. It makes no difference if it’s set to normal or dark mode, within the app. Instead of improving the app they’ve made it worse. Please,’please, please get some professional and competent software writers on to this. Update: 11/08/2021. I have had a new iPhone for a while and I have to admit that the app worked a lot better on this phone. It was obviously not designed to work properly on older phones. However, since to last update 05/08/2021, there is a niggling fault that some pages, when I start to scroll towards the bottom, the whole app freezes, just before the next section of articles come fully into view. The only solution is to shut down the app and then restart it. It will keep freezing on that page until the page changes. Other topic pages may or may not be affected, so it appears that it is the content conflicting with the app. As such I will leave my rating at 2 stars. Update. August 2025 Previous comments above have been resolved. However, there are new issues. Since the update, text input is a pain. The edit window remains as one line and the return key now does nothing. One could format one’s comment with paragraphs, but now that has been removed. Also when trying to position the cursor back at the end, after making an edit, it is too easy to post the comment before one is ready to. A few updates ago, it was possible to edit a comment before posting. In fact, one was told that it didn’t meet guidelines when one tried and could then make the necessary changes to allow it through. Sometimes it was just a case of rephrasing. One other issues I have. If I touch a photograph in an article, sometimes, instead of opening full screen, it opens as an overlay window, which then necessitates closing the app down and then reopening. ### 1/5 — Really! *2024-09-15* This review is about the recent update Sept 2024. Not sure what bugs you fixed. Before this when I went to view comments the page kept moving opening about 5 times, now it doesn’t stop. Basically it feels like my phone is swiping through the pages when it’s not. I can’t read the comments at all. If you are going to update, things should actually improve!!! ### 2/5 — Update/clean up *2024-07-17, version 9.3.0* Why is the Tigers section rarely updated. E.g. not even a mention yet of the new hard coach! Also, can you clean out old stories I.e. those over 2 weeks old. Some date back to Christmas!! ### 1/5 — Trash….. and now they want you to pay!!!! *2024-01-05, version 9.2.1* It used to be ok for free but now you now only get to read 20 stories before you have to pay. If the journalist were competent I’d probably consider it but most are completely illiterate, they just copy and paste complete lies from other websites. I used to read the football column but it’s full of planted trolls who just cause arguments and as soon as anyone react you instantly get your comments removed (the planted trolls never get removed though 🤨). ## Frequently asked questions about Leicestershire Live ### What does Leicestershire Live do? Leicestershire Live provides comprehensive local news, entertainment, and event information for the Leicestershire region. It keeps users informed about breaking news, sports, and community happenings through a user-friendly interface. ### What are the key features of Leicestershire Live? Key features include breaking news alerts, personalized content customization, live sports coverage, event listings, and the ability to save articles for offline reading. Users can also engage with content through interactive features like comments and polls. ### How much does Leicestershire Live cost? Access to all features of the app requires an active subscription to Leicestershire Live Premium. This subscription unlocks unlimited access to journalism, premium analysis, puzzles, and special offers. ### Is Leicestershire Live available on all devices? The description does not explicitly state compatibility with specific operating systems (iOS/Android) or device types. However, it is presented as a mobile application, implying availability on smartphones and tablets. ### What are common use cases for Leicestershire Live? Common use cases include staying updated on local breaking news and traffic, following favorite sports teams, planning weekend activities by checking event listings, and accessing in-depth local journalism. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 26.8.16 — 2026-08-20 This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience. • Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app. There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more. ### 26.8.15 — 2026-08-13 This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience. • Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app. There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more. ### 26.7.14 — 2026-07-23 This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience. • Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app. There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more. ### 26.6.10 — 2026-06-15 This release is mostly bug fixes, tidy up and maintenance, all meant to improve your experience. · A small number of premium users were finding the app was losing track of their subscription status. This has now been resolved. · Some general UI and UX tidy up here and there around the app. There are bigger changes on the way so stay tuned for more. ### 26.4.8 — 2026-04-27 This release has had some polish, some fixes and a good old general tidy up all around the app to make the whole experience better. ## Apps similar to Leicestershire Live | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [LMCA App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lmca-app/id6605920884) | — | Free | News | | [Leicester Mercury Newspaper](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/leicester-mercury-newspaper/id6444215300) | — | Free | News | | [Daily Star Newspaper](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-star-newspaper/id1015489730) | — | Free | News | | [The Sheffield Star Newspaper](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sheffield-star-newspaper/id587321866) | 4.0 (6) | Free | News | | [Daily Express Newspaper](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-express-newspaper/id1015437283) | 4.5 (24) | Free | News | | [The Sun Mobile - Daily News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sun-mobile-daily-news/id485672520) | 4.0 (1,587) | Free | News | ## More apps by Trinity Mirror Digital Media Limited - [Manchester Evening News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manchester-evening-news/id334456452) - [Mirror Football](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mirror-football/id360153138) - [Daily Star App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-star-app/id418362450) - [OK! 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